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Boulder Ballet’s spectrum of dance is exceptionally broad, ranging from annual presentations of major classical ballet works like the Nutcracker and Giselle, extending to new choreographic works presenting one-of-a-kind creative and original contemporary ballet performances, and sustaining its Boulder Ballet School whose curriculum is especially comprehensive, professional, and widely respected.
From Boulder Ballet’s production of “Stepping Out”, February, 2018, at the Dairy ARTS Center in Boulder.
Everyone touched by the Boulder ballet ethos of passion, precision and perfection achieve not only technical proficiency but also the essential expressive quality of creativity in their dancing. Audiences feel it from beginning to end of every performance, whether on stage at Boulder’s Dairy ARTS Center, at the University of Colorado’s Macky Auditorium, in Longmont at the Vance Brand Civic Auditorium, or in the classroom with students and parents alike smiling from ear to ear. Boulder Ballet’s teaching approach is student centered, emphasizing acceptance without judgment and embracing the potential that every student is born with.
from Boulder Ballet’s performance of Giselle, photo by Katie Ging
To achieve these goals, Boulder Ballet emphasizes not only classical ballet technique but also modern dance, character dance, and original physical theater. Audiences and school students (and their parents!) all agree that Boulder Ballet succeeds where many others fall short: preparing dancers and students for the toughest artistic challenges that people inevitably will confront in their lives, whether as professional dancers, lawyers, educators, parents … you name it!
Former Boulder Ballet Artistic Director Peter Davison once said: “Everything we do grows out of community.” He was not just speaking of choreography and artistic vision; he was also speaking of the impact of sharing ideas, emotions, and stories through the art of ballet. Boulder Ballet’s roots are deep in the Colorado culture, with a lasting commitment to the Boulder community through education and outreach programs.
Excerpts from the Boulder Ballet Production of “An American In Paris”
Ana Claire-Photo by Sue Daniels
Ana Claire’s passion is legendary. Once the principal ballerina of Boulder Ballet, she has been producing, directing and choreographing for more than 20 years. The tone she sets for all the people she touches – dancers, company colleagues, and especially the children she and her dancers teach at the Boulder Ballet School – leave them wrapped in the beauty of ballet and motivated always to do their best.
For over 20 years, Ana has produced, directed, and choreographed an annual Storybook Ballet for the Boulder Ballet School, each with original music, scenery, and costumes created in collaboration with local artists. She has also choreographed all productions of Boulder Ballet’s Nutcracker since 2001. Ana originated Boulder Ballet’s acclaimed outreach program Steps in Time which has been performed at numerous schools throughout the Boulder/Denver area. She is a passionate teacher, dedicated to helping students achieve technical excellence while nurturing their individual artistry, and many of her students have gone on to professional careers in dance.
Lance Hardin-Photo by Sue Daniels
Lance Hardin brings an extraordinary portfolio of creativity and artistic commitment to Boulder Ballet. Having danced with major companies in the US and Japan, Lance has taught dance for the past 23 years. He holds numerous choreographic credits including The Denver Independent Choreographer’s Project, Springfield Ballet Company, Boulder Ballet and Fractured, a collaboration with his wife Amy Earnest for James Sewell Ballet.
Lance has performed principal roles by world renowned choreographers such as George Balanchine (Allegro Brilliante, Four Temperaments, Western Symphony, Who Cares), Paul Taylor (Esplanade, Company B), Dwight Rhoden (Verge), Nacho Duato (Jardi Tancat), William Forsythe (In the Middle Somewhat Elevated), Michael Pink (Romeo and Juliet), and Alonzo King (Map). He is enjoying many requests as guest artist, teacher, and choreographer.
Kate Adams
Kelsey Byrne
Kelsey Byrne is from Orange County, California, where she received her training at the Orange County High School of the Arts as a member of the Classical and Contemporary Dance Department. She also received training during summer intensives at the Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, and Alonzo King LINES. She graduated from Indiana University in 2015 as a ballet major in the Jacobs School of Music. At IU, she had the opportunity to perform a variety of Balanchine works, namely The Four Temperaments, Western Symphony, Emeralds, and Swan Lake, as well as classics such as La Bayadere and Michael Vernon’s adaptation of The Nutcracker. Kelsey joined Boulder Ballet in 2015.
Ryland Early
A native of Boulder, Ryland Early has danced for Ballet West, Ballet Arizona, Nevada Ballet Theater, and most recently Phoenix Ballet under the direction of Slawomir Wozniak. He has enjoyed performing the works of Stanton Welch, George Balanchine, Amy Seiwert, and Robert Dekkers throughout his career, as well as dancing classical roles such as Albrecht in Gisele, Von Rothbart in Swan Lake, and the Prince in Sleeping Beauty. Ryland joined Boulder Ballet in 2016.
Alexis Evans
She enrolled in classes the following year with Pittsburgh Youth Ballet, and completed her training at The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre. She went on to dance with The Israel Ballet for three seasons before returning to the states to dance with The Sarasota Ballet.
Lexi also performed with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet before moving to Boulder at the end of 2015. Lexi joined Boulder Ballet as an Apprentice in 2016 and became a member of the Company in 2018.
Veronica Goldberg
Veronica Goldberg is from Buffalo, New York, where she received her training at The Neglia Conservatory of Ballet and Center Stage Dance Studio. Veronica continued her training at Point Park University, where she graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance as well as a minor in Psychology. There, she had the opportunity to perform in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Ben Stevenson’s End of Time, and Nicolas Petrov’s Romeo and Juliet as Juliet. After graduating, she went on to work with City Ballet of San Diego for two seasons under the direction of Steven and Betsey Wistrich. During her time in San Diego, Veronica had the opportunity to perform in Mozart’s Requiem, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, and George Balanchine’s Emeralds, The Four Temperaments, and Walpurgisnacht. Veronica joined Boulder Ballet in 2016.
Carly Hambridge
Carly Hambridge, originally from Charlotte, NC, joins for her first season. This past summer, she danced as an apprentice with Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance following the 2016-2017 season as an artist with BalletMet’s second company. Previously, she danced with Nevada Ballet Theatre as a trainee and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in the graduate program under scholarship. Carly graduated from Butler University in 2014 and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy with departmental honors. She attended summer intensive programs at Ballet West, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and the Rock School. Her favorite roles include Third Movement Soloist in Lew Christensen’s Sinfonia, Dew Drop Fairy in Butler Ballet’s Nutcracker, and corps de ballet roles in La Bayadere, Serenade, Who Cares?, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. Carly joined Boulder Ballet in 2017.
Matthew Helms
Melissa Heslep
Phoebe Magna
Philip Perez
Savannah Lee Apprentice Dancer
Shane Powell Apprentice Dancer
FACES of Boulder Ballet, Sunday, September 30, 2018
A performance of new works choreographed and performed by Boulder Ballet company dancers.
Audiences get to vote on their favorites for performances later in the season.
Gordon Gamm Theater – Dairy ARTS Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado
The Nutcracker, Nov. 23-25 and Dec. 1-2, 2018
One of Colorado’s major productions of the holiday tradition, presenting a cast of over 80 dancers including the professional company and charming young student dancers, live orchestral music, spectacular scenery and special effects.
Performed with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra;
Friday, November 23, 2018 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, November 24, 2018 @ 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday, November 25, 2018 @ 2:00pm
Macky Auditorium, on the University of Colorado Boulder campus
Performed with the Longmont Symphony:
Saturday, December 1, 2018 @ 4:00pm
Sunday, December 2, 2018 @ 2:00pm
Vance Brand Civic Auditorium, 600 E. Mountain View Avenue, Longmont, Colorado
New Horizons, February 22-24, 2019
World premiere contemporary works performed by Boulder Ballet’s professional company celebrating NASA’s Boulder-based New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, February 24, 2019 @ 2:00pm
Gordon Gamm Theater – Dairy ARTS Center
2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado
Cinderella, May 17-19, 2019
Boulder Ballet presents the classic, magical ballet Cinderella. Based on the well-known story of the mistreated stepdaughter who is forbidden to attend the royal ball. When her world is transformed by her fairy godmother, Cinderella eventually becomes the princess she was meant to be. This performance features familiar characters—evil stepmother, cruel stepsisters, cute mice, fairy godmother, a handsome prince—and of course, the glass slipper. Music by Sergei Prokofiev.
Friday, May 17, 2019 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, May 18, 2019 @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, May 19, 2019 @ 2:00pm
Gordon Gamm Theater – Dairy ARTS Center
2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado
Michael Schulze doesn’t see all that much distance between the work of 20th century modernist composers like Igor Stravinsky and the musical output of contemporary techno artists like Aphex Twin. Indeed, in composing original electronic music for the Boulder Ballet’s “Stepping Out” [2018] showcase at the Dairy Arts Center, Schulze wanted to fuse the conventions of old-world ballet and the dynamism of a modern dance floor … that breaks new creative ground … executed via tools beloved by electronic music artists [to] create original dance works that stay true to the artistic mission of the Boulder Ballet company: to continue to make ballet a viable and contemporary art form.
– A.h. Goldstein, DailyCamera / Boulder
Many of our kids here at Coronado Hills don’t get out to see these sorts of performances and this type of art, so we try to have an assembly about once a month, but none have compared to what you did here last week. Thank goodness for the grants and funding so that your people could present this wonderful program to our students.
– Sara Tyburczy, Coronado Hills Elementary School, Thornton
I actually started here when I was just a wee one (maybe 5 years old?). I really appreciate the combination of traditional, disciplined, classical ballet with a community and teachers that are warm and supportive no matter what your level or time-commitment. They are all warm, inclusive, and never make you feel unwelcome as a drop-in non-professional ballet student. Many of the classes, especially the day classes, have some of their professional ballet company members, and they are skilled, disciplined dancers that serve as inspiration for me.
Nadia H., Los Angeles
I am writing to commend you for the excellent performance, “Steps in Time,” that we recently enjoyed at Park Hill School in Denver, thanks to the Boulder Ballet. From start to finish, this ballet kept the students on the edge of their seats…the perfect mix of interesting anecdotes, audience participation, and spectacular dancing to enthrall our diverse student population. I was thrilled to see so many young people, many of whom had never before seen ballet dancing, suddenly expressing interest in learning more about this beautiful art from. What a wonderful survey of ballet history and an artistic experience these students are not soon to forget. Thank you for securing the funding to make such opportunities available to inner city kids. Best wishes in your future endeavors, and we hope to see Boulder Ballet here again!
– Leslie Dawe, Park Hill Elementary, Denver
Dancers at piano in Soireé: Cory Goei, Rania Charalambidou, Danny Mitsios, Melissa Heslip, Kelsey Byrne, Matt Helms, Kate Wagner
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